WHAT THE CRITICS
SAID...
"Deliciously funny songs
in breathtaking harmony!
Laughter just shy of a bellyache is what
you can expect,
and they will have you pink with laughter!"
- Bob Harrington, NEW YORK
POST
"The Amazing Pink Things, a musical comedy quartet are truly a quartet of living dolls.
Under the musical direction of its resident songwriter, Dana Countryman, the two men
and two women perform satirical songs to taped backup music in a smoothly
harmonized style reminiscent of the Manhattan Transfer. Examples of Mr. Countryman's
satirical concepts are a chirpy gospel number, ''If You Wanna Get to Heaven,
You Gotta Come Up With the Cash,'' and the ''The Hal and Lulu Chorus''
uses Handel's ''Hallelujah Chorus'' to tell the story of
some pesky next-door neighbors. It's all very funny!"
- Stephen Holden, NEW YORK TIMES
"The Amazing Pink Things
are funny, clever, bright, slick, and vocally blended. A refreshing
first-rate act
rife with original material that can best be described
as accessable musical satire."
- Herb Michaelson, VARIETY
"Outlandish lyrics sung
by smiling people in perfect harmony.
Has that edge of surprise...a
little nuts and really funny."
- Mick LaSalle, SAN FRANCISCO
CHRONICLE
"The Amazing Pink Things
have got it all: fresh ideas, pleasing looks,
fine voices, tight
harmonies, polished arrangements, inventive staging,
great timing
and last, but definitely not least, superbly developed comic talent."
- Wayne Lee, THE SEATTLE
TIMES
"Refreshingly funny! A highly
insightful and sophisticated look at the world.
A show crammed
with tasty material that shows off four talented singing actors."
- Renee Kaplan, NEW YORK
NEWSDAY
"The world is definitely
in need of the wacko musical lunacy of
The Amazing Pink Things.
Hilariously choreographed send-ups,
and a brilliantly sung (Handel
would've loved it) a capella 'Hal and Lulu Chorus'."
- Don Heckman, LOS ANGELES
TIMES
"Bristling with wit and
wicked parody! Tight harmonies zeroeing in on
familiar targets
with freshly crafted new darts!"
- Don Nelsen, NEW YORK
DAILY NEWS
"Magnificently outrageous costumes and brilliant musical
spoofs.
A most enjoyable evening of musical fun."
- Philip Elwood, SAN FRANCISCO
EXAMINER
"Wonderfully deranged, professional
entertainment by a group
that is quite pink, quite weird, and
a whole lot of fun. The Amazing Pink Things
are four dynamic singers
whose slick, tounge-and-groove harmonies
wrap around every imaginable
musical form."
- Elizabeth Pulliam, ANCHORAGE
DAILY NEWS
"They are clever, infectious,
ever so amusing, and talented.
The Amazing Pink Things use all
pop culture as their playground."
- Starla Smith, THEATER
WEEK (New York)
"Their songs are hilarious,
side-splitting, gloriously crafted, and pure genius.
The Amazing
Pink Things are on their way to what I believe
will be very big
things. They're just too amazing not to make it."
- Wayne Lee, THE SEATTLE
TIMES
"I can't remember when I've
laughed so hard."
- Don Carter, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"One of the most polished
and gratifying acts this writer has witnessed.
Amusing, original
material coupled with terrific talent. Simply amazing,
no matter
what color they prefer. You can't afford to miss The Amazing Pink
Things."
- L. Pierce Carson, NAPA
REGISTER (San Fransicso)
"The Amazing Pink Things
perform absolutely amazing feats of musical satire.
A fresh new
voice on the club scene and one of the best new cabaret
acts being
presented in the Big Apple."
- Martin Shaeffer, NEW
YORK NATIVE
"The Amazing Pink Things'
material ranges from funny
through very funny, to very, very funny.
The Things aren't just musical potshots artists, they are musical
virtuosos."
- Joe Adcock, SEATTLE POST
INTELLEGENCER
"The Amazing Pink Things'
show is a rare evening of sheer inspiration."
- Don Heckman, LOS ANGELES
TIMES
"Its a musical evening with
a twist. Or a twisted musical evening,
depending upon your point
of view. Get up, get dressed, and Think Pink."
- Mary Brennan, SEATTLE
SOURCE
"Silly to perfection and
joyously goofy, like a perfect greeting card."
- Joe Adcock, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"The harmony quartet created
when The Manhattan Transfer had a mind meld with The Firesign
Theater."
- Bart Becker, SEATTLE
WEEKLY
"An inventive new vocal
group catapaults to the top of Seattles' nightlife...
the best
musical entertainment currently available in town.
Beware, The
Amazing Pink Things have arrived."
- Kelly Cresap, SEATTLE
GAY NEWS
The Amazing Pink Things brought
the house down. Brilliant, funny, and unforgettable."
- Stephen Drewes, GOLDEN
GATE MAGAZINE (San Francisco)
"Impressive though they
are visually, The Amazing Pink Things
would be nothing if they
weren't musically impressive.
And they are very amusing musically."
- Joe Adcock, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"Demented...outrageous...their material sparkles with wit."
- Robert Comanec, COMING
UP MAGAZINE (New York)
"Satirical lyrics and harmonies
entwined
as snugly as snakes on a doctors' caduceus.
Funny even
before they open their four mouths."
- Tim Appello, SEATTLE
TIMES
"Four ferociously talented
performers who'll have
you howling with laughter at their hilarious
songs."
- Robert Harris, BELLEVUE
JOURNAL-AMERICAN
"Wonderful four part harmony
with a zap of zany comedy."
- Eric Pfeiffer, KEY MAGAZINE
(San Francisco)
"A funny, finely tuned act. Refreshing and witty."
- Joan Anderman, SEATTLE
WEEKLY
"A unique blend of comedy
and tight four part harmony.
One of the hottest groups in the
Pacific Northwest.
"- Penny LeGate, KING-TV
(Seattle)
"The Amazing Pink Things
exult with wit, competence,
elan and even grace. And they do it
with admirable restraint,
deceptive polish and innocent good humor."
- Nancy Jordan, THE ANCHORAGE
TIMES
"While its all calculated
to draw laughs by celebrating tackiness,
the amazing part of the
show is that behind the tackiness,
there's plenty of professional,
polished talent."
- Don Carter, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Slickly staged and hilarious.
Their four part harmony is tight,
smooth, and quite lovely. Their
musical talent is undeniable."
- John Carr, BAY AREA REPORTER
(San Francisco)
"Drill team harmonic precision,
vibrant stage personalities,
a quick wit, and a delicious sense
of musical cliche's
from the 1950's through the 1980's."
- Robert Taylor, OAKLAND
TRIBUNE (San Francisco)
"Voices blended smoothly
in deft harmony and wild abandoned comedy.
The Amazing Pink Things
have amassed a treasure trove of sharply funny
novelty numbers
which are sharply focused works of wit."
- Bob Harrington, BACKSTAGE
(New York)
"They're winners, everyone!'
- Bert Parks. emcee for
Miss America Pageant for 35 years.
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